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4th December 201924th January 2020 Jo Paterson Christmas, Christmas food, Christmas pudding, custard, eggs benedict, gravy, mince pies, nut loaf, pigs in blankets, prawn cocktail, roast dinner, roast potatoes, sprouts, stuffing, trifle

Gestational diabetes Christmas Here’s your ultimate survival guide to a gestational diabetes Christmas! This post is dedicated to all our

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I’m doing a question & answer session this eveni

I’m doing a question & answer session this evening on the Instagram stories

Please feel free to ask any GD related questions and I will to answer (please note that I am not a medical professional and cannot offer any medical advice) Jo, Founder of Gestational Diabetes UK

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All you can do is #tryyourbest now more than EVER

All you can do is #tryyourbest now more than EVER 💜 Stay strong ladies xxx
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Breakfast cereals are nicknamed GD Kryptonite for

Breakfast cereals are nicknamed GD Kryptonite for a reason! I found after holding a survey with 916 responses, that a staggering 91% of GD Mums could NOT tolerate any breakfast cereals throughout their entire GD pregnancy 🤯
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The survey also showed that 12% could not tolerate breakfast cereals but they COULD tolerate porridge 🌾
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This shows that cereal is always going to be a hard breakfast to tolerate and is often a food which will turn on women as their pregnancy progresses and their insulin resistance increases
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If you love your porridge then don’t be afraid to try it if you like, BUT it’s helpful to know how to achieve the best possible blood glucose levels with porridge...
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•choose whole rolled porridge oats or pinhead (steel cut) oats rather than highly processed ‘Instant/ready oats’
•make the porridge with whole fat milk, almond milk, or soya milk (avoid skimmed, low fat or rice & oat milks) If making with water, be sure to add in plenty of protein & fats as shown in the next point
•add additional protein & fat such as seeds, nuts and/or cream
•DO NOT add sugar, syrup, honey, dried fruit or fresh fruit etc. as these are all additional simple carbs and make the porridge even more difficult to process and tolerate
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Here is my ‘protein porridge’. It is made with 30g jumbo rolled Scottish oats, 150ml whole milk, 2 tbsp double cream, 1 tbsp milled flaxseed mixed together and cooked. Then served with 1 tsp chia seeds, 1 tsp pumpkin, sunflower & sesame seeds and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
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If you have tried traditional porridge made with oats and found it spikes your BGLs too high, then why not try out some of my porridge alternatives such as quinoa porridge, or chia seeds. Find the recipes in the recipe index!
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🧀🤰🏽GIVEAWAY TIME🤰🏽🧀 ⠀ We are s

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL! Gestational diabetes is a R

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!

Gestational diabetes is a REAL struggle, but it’s one you can’t give up on. So stay strong Mummas, no ones saying it’s easy, but I promise you will get there in the end.
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Hugs to anyone who needs it at the mo, Jo 💜
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A busy couple of days at the office (my kitchen)
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Autumn is here, it’s wet it’s windy and so I’m sure many of you would love a hot pudding to brighten your day!
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I am working on GD Christmas recipes and wanted to create a low carb pudding that will look the part sitting on the table, tastes amazing (even if it’s not actually a Christmas pudding) but is safe to eat without causing any crazy spikes in blood glucose levels and I decided whilst I was at it, I’d play with ideas to make a few old classics (but without all the sugar!)
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Left to right, here are the new creations:
1. Sticky Toffee Pudding
2. Rhubarb & Ginger Pudding (& custard)
3. Golden Syrup
4. My fake Christmas Pud, which is Ginger & Spice!
5. Chocolate (& chocolate custard)
6. Marmalade (& cream)
7. Lemon Curd (& runny custard)
8. Jam (& thick custard)
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𝒲𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒽 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒹𝑜 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒? 𝒯𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝓂𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓌👇🏻
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Watch out for these recipes launching soon. There will be a mixture of free and GD UK Membership Recipes
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As always, #lowcarb #sugarfree #glutenfree #artificialsweetenerfree & #vegetarian
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Hands up who felt like a fish out of water when di

Hands up who felt like a fish out of water when diagnosed with gestational diabetes and trying to figure out what to eat?
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I see so many Mums struggling with how many grams of carbs to eat per meal or snack, spending hours in the supermarket trying to read every single nutritional label only to end up feeling frustrated, upset and even more confused.
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Should it be total carbs, or total sugar that we look at and what’s the limit?
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Should it be low fat and fat free, or full fat products?
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Should it be lots of healthy fruits and grains?
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Should we just eat what we normally do, then test to see what levels we get?
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Should we pick gluten free or sugar free products?
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It’s soooo confusing! 🤔
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I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to feel this way, because after 3 GD pregnancies, a ton of research on different diets and impact on blood glucose levels and helping well over 15k pregnant mothers with GD, I have info and support along with shopping lists and recipes so that you can hit the ground running! So keep swiping right and check out my basic info and 8 Golden Rules which will make following a real food Gestational Diabetes diet so much easier!
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Hi everyone, I’m very excited to offer this amaz

Hi everyone, I’m very excited to offer this amazing opportunity to be part of this project which I am involved in with two awesome artists Jess Mabel Jones & Anna-Maria Nabirye as part of a research project for Dr Claire Wilson from the women’s mental health section of Kings College London to create a short film about Gestational Diabetes.
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This is an absolutely fabulous opportunity to be involved in a research study in a different way to normal (which is typically surveys/questionnaires/data collection) and to have a voice about gestational diabetes as a mother who has lived and experienced it first hand!
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Please see the ad and contact: motherhoodyproject@gmail.com with any questions or to show your interest in being involved.
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Those who are involved will also be given a £50 Amazon voucher as a thanks for your involvement.
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Many Thanks, Jo (GD UK Founder)
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I’ve had a wonderful relaxing week away on the b

I’ve had a wonderful relaxing week away on the beautiful #isleofskye #makingmemories with my boys. Beach-combing for treasures, rolling down hills, walking, climbing, #pattyadventures & birdwatching! I even made a #mealonthewall while I was there using crab 🦀 (scroll through the pics to see a glimpse of our adventures & my crab & apple salad) 💙

Back to work (and school for the boys) Monday and I have LOTS of exciting research projects I will be sharing with you.

Things are getting extremely busy at Gestational Diabetes UK with daily meetings, projects and articles on the go 👩🏻‍💻

BUT this means one thing, GD is very much on the agenda, Gestational Diabetes UK is becoming a well known resource and as I was told numerous times by different resources before my holiday, I am now a leading voice in gestational diabetes in the UK 🥇

So watch this space and please keep sharing so that we can help, support and guide as many women with gestational diabetes as possible! Jo xx

Gestational Diabetes UK is lighting this candle to

Gestational Diabetes UK is lighting this candle to join the #waveoflight2020 for all the babies that we hold in our hearts but not in our arms💞🕯
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Good morning from the beautiful and sunny Isle of

Good morning from the beautiful and sunny Isle of Skye!
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I’m away on holiday this week for Scottish half term with Patty (hubby) and our boys. It was an Easter break we had to move due to Covid-19
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This means I won’t be posting much this week (as it’s only myself that posts on here) and internet access is very limited and no phone signal. How will I cope 🤪 TBH I’m looking forward to having a much needed break with my family
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Any messages sent will be answered by my wonderful Facebook admin team as and when they get a chance to help and I’ll be back next week!
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Much love, Jo (Founder of Gestational Diabetes UK) 💜

Ladies, this is a call out for some help please!
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I’m delighted to be working alongside @icpjenny Jenny Chambers Founder of @icpsupport (an organisation for ICP or Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy) and researchers at Kings College London regarding some potential exciting new research!
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Dr Sian Chivers is a paediatric doctor who specialises in the baby's heart. She also has a special interest in diabetes during pregnancy and how this condition affects the baby's heart, so she would like to conduct a study that looks at what could be done to better protect the baby during a diabetic pregnancy. She would love to hear your views on the proposed study she hopes to do and has put together a short survey for you to complete.
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We are delighted to have teamed up with ICP support in helping to get this survey out to women.
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𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 (𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲!), 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗢 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗘𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 (𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀/𝗚𝗗𝗠), 𝗢𝗥 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗜𝗖𝗣 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀.
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We are really looking forward to continuing to work with ICP Support and very much hope that future research can look at why ICP and GDM have an overlap.
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Exciting times!
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Many Thanks, Jo (GD UK Founder)
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A link can be found in my link in the bio,or swipe up in Instagram stories, and for those reading this on Facebook:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DM-BABY-HEART
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In my previous post I shared Leanne & Matt’s sto

In my previous post I shared Leanne & Matt’s story which is a heartbreaking story of undiagnosed gestational diabetes which led to the stillbirth of their beautiful little boy William 💙

When Leanne shared her birth story with me she was pregnant with gestational diabetes again

In the story on the website, we didn’t update the outcome of that pregnancy, but here it is for you all to see...

Leanne & Matt went on to have a beautiful little girl who’s the spitting image of her big brother and is now a happy and healthy 2 year old 💖

Congratulations Leanne & Matt, I’m sure so many people who have read your story today will love to see this update and thank you once again for being brave enough to share your story with us all

Much love, Jo xx

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𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⚠️
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So why is it so important that gestational diabetes is diagnosed?
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Unfortunately there is much more to be concerned with than ‘𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚐 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢’ with gestational diabetes
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Undiagnosed or poorly controlled gestational diabetes can cause many complications and with October being loss awareness month and 9-15 Oct being baby loss awareness week, I feel it is important to share a harsh reality of undiagnosed GDM... stillbirth
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For diabetes week in 2018 I shared Leanne & Matt’s story, which is the pregnancy and birth of their son William who was born sleeping due to undiagnosed GD
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I also share Abby’s story and Charly’s story. Two more mothers that experienced stillbirths due to undiagnosed gestational diabetes
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I don’t post these stories to scare and worry people, but to try to raise awareness over gestational diabetes diagnosis and how important it is
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An important thing to note (especially if you are reading this and have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes) is that 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗢 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗜𝗙 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗗𝗠. This was found in a English study part funded by SANDS by Stacey T et.al published in March 2019
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Read more @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/can-gestational-diabetes-cause-stillbirth/
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GESTATIONAL DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DURING COVID-19 FOR

GESTATIONAL DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DURING COVID-19 FOR MOTHERS WHO HAVE HAD PREVIOUS GD PREGNANCIES...
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The NICE guidelines since Feb 2015 have always recommended early self monitoring for mothers who have had previous GD pregnancies OR a GTT
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The current guidance due to COVID-19 is that GTT should be replaced with a HbA1c blood test or fasting test which avoids waiting rooms full of women to be tested, so it is completely understandable
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However, as feared, we are seeing a huge increase in cases where mothers are being told they are negative for GD, yet are experiencing GD related symptoms and/or high blood glucose levels when self monitoring at home, many of which are struggling to get support, diagnosis or treatment 💔
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An email response from the RCOG Covid-19 Support Team was helpful. They agreed that if the mother is experiencing higher than NICE recommended BG levels (BGL at or in eccess of fasting >5.3mmol/L and >7.8mmol/L one hour postprandially), then this should be reported to their diabetes antenatal team and the mother SHOULD receive the support and care she needs for GDM and if they feel their concerns are being ignored then they recommend raising this with other members of the maternity team, or with the hospital Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
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Many of my ladies are fighting a battle to be diagnosed and supported and we do not want to see an increase in diabetic related birth complications due to misdiagnosis or late diagnosis
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Please do not delay the support and help these mothers need by turning them away to be tested later in pregnancy 🙏🏼
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Please help support these women
Thanks, Jo (GD UK Founder)
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